2009 Local History and Historic Preservation Conference
Mark you calendars for October 15-16
Don't miss next year's Local History and Historic Preservation Conference.
Dates:
Location:
Accommodations:
Oct 15-16, 2010
Lake Geneva
Grand Geneva Resort
7036 Grand Geneva Way
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Grand Geneva website
This year's Local History and Historic Preservation Annual Conference in Wausau was a huge success thanks to you!
Record-breaking success
Over 350 presenters and attendees converged to attend the "Connecting to the Past" 2009 annual conference. We set a new attendance record of 288 attendees, up from last year's record of 207.
Engaging offerings
Each year seems to bring more offerings and activities, and this year was no exception. Workshops, activities, networking meetings and tours offered many opportunities. View the complete 2009 Annual Conference Brochure (PDF, 3.1 MB).
Presentations Available - View or Download
Many of you were interested in seeing presentations you missed or reviewing again ones that held special meaning for you.
We have most presentations available online to either view or download. If you do not see a particular presentation listed, the presenter may not have made materials available. If you are having problems downloading these files and would like the presentations in a different format, please contact Amy Wyatt.
Click on any image below to open the presentation PDF in Adobe Reader.
Friday, October 9
Friday Morning Presentations and Workshops
Fundraising 101: Getting Started in the Right Direction
Jeanne L. Engle
Wisconsin Historical Foundation (31 pages, 1.11 MB)
Fundraising 201: The Next Steps
Dianne Coopman
Wisconsin Historical Foundation (18 pages, 312 KB)
Care and Display of Textiles
Carrie Ronnander and Kathleen Roy Chippewa Valley Museum (30 pages, 709 KB)
Effective Online Communications
Scott Jennings, Cathy Klima and Angie Truby Wisconsin Historical Society
Websites (32 pages, 1.42 MB)
Social Media (21 pages, 593 KB)
Email (29 pages, 875 KB)
Historic Preservation Commission: Basic Training
Joe DeRose, Rick Bernstein and Chip Brown Wisconsin Historical Society
Ordinance (29 pages, 1.08 MB)
Surveying (24 pages, 1.45 MB)
Stoughton (21 pages, 1.04 MB)
Great Places, Great Projects
Montello Preservation Society,
Douglas County Historical Society, Whitewater Historical Society
Montello (49 pages, 3.15 MB)
Douglas Cty (14 pages, 1.89 MB)
Whitewater (13 pages, 2.66 MB)
Friday Afternoon Presentations and Workshops
This Place Matters: Restoration Award Winners
Gary Gorman Gorman & Company, Inc.
Chuck Liddy
Miller Dunwiddie Architects
(Mabel Tainter, 59 pages, 4.28 MB)
(Oregon, 33 pages, 2.62 MB)
21st Century Archaeology in Wisconsin
John Broihahn and Kelly Hamilton Wisconsin Historical Society (35 pages, 1.97 MB)
Double Benefit: Restoration and Revenue
Charlie Quagliana Preservation Architect (48 pages, 2.43 MB)
Preservation Conservation Workshop
Ellen Penwell Old World Wisconsin (40 pages, 1.22 MB)
Saturday, October 10
Saturday Morning Presentations and Workshops
All Historic Preservation Is Local
Sandy Decker Mayer of Evansville
Jeannette Bell
retired Mayor of West Allis
(Evansville, 31 pages, 2.12 MB)
(West Allis, 33 pages, 4.27 MB)
19th and 20th Century Architecture
Joe DeRose
Daina Penkiunas
Wisconsin Historical Society
(19th, 48 pages, 3.44 MB)
(20th, 35 pages, 2.85 MB)
Graceful Vines and Sweet Wild Roses
Lee Somerville Landscape Historian (61 pages, 4.55 MB)
What We Did With $700
New Holstein Historical Society (8 pages, 502 KB)
The Visitor Viewpoint
Julie Raye Wisconsin Historical Society (33 pages, 522 KB)
Unlocking the Fox
Anne Biebel Cornerstone Preservation
Jim Draeger
Wisconsin Historical Society
(31 pages, 6.55 KB)
Want to see more?
Presentations from the 2009 Regional Meetings and the 2008 Local History and Historic Preservation Conference are also available.
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